See New York from a new perspective on a 30-minute narrated helicopter tour. Glide above the Big Apple in a helicopter with panoramic views over Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Coney Island.

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Live tour guide
Audio guide included: Spanish, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian

Highlights

Come face-to-face with the Statue of Liberty
Enjoy stunning views of the skyline, including the Empire State Building and new World Trade Center under construction
Cruise out over Brooklyn and see the famous Coney Island amusement park

Full description

Soar over Manhattan in a helicopter and take in New York City’s most breathtaking sights from above. Admire Battery Park and the Statue of Liberty and enjoy insightful commentary from your audio guide. Start your helicopter ride around Battery Park and continue over the labyrinth of streets in the Wall Street area. Fly over Governor's Island as well. Make sure to keep an eye out for the recently renovated public art that has been installed on this once private island. Then, she rises in the distance – the Statue of Liberty! Come face-to-face with this iconic monument and your highly trained pilot will give you a view of the Statue that you’ve never seen before. Marvel at this unique perspective of the Big Apple, cruising over all 5 boroughs, past epic bridges, towering skyscrapers, and even the amusement park at Coney Island before safely returning to the heliport.

Includes

25-30 minute narrated helicopter tour
Professional pilot and crew
Audio guide
Headphones

Transportation to and from Heliport
Optional gratuities
A boarding fee of $40.00 USD per passenger

Meeting point

The tour departs from the Downtown Manhattan Heliport, located at Pier 6 on the East River, New York, NY 10004

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Passengers must pay a non-inclusive boarding fee of $40.00 USD before the departure of the flight

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Overall rating

4.4 /5

based on 67 reviews

Review summary

Guide
3.8/5
Transportation
3.6/5
Value for money
3.6/5
Safety
4.8/5

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A very nice, but expensive experience

The Birds Eye View is of course always a little bit better than just being on the floor. It was a very cool sightseeing flight, but also very short. The pilot was super cool and I'm glad I had him as a "guide", because he often gave extra information next to the audio track. But I was also lucky to sit in the front because if you sit in the middle of the back you obviously have a very bad view and the lady on my flight had a very negative experience, understandably. For me it was definitely great, but I would not do it again.

October 5, 2018

The best experience of my 10 days New York Travel!!!

It was amazing! The crew was very nice and gave me a good feeling from the start. Unfortunately I don´t know his name,an irish pilot helped me to get the place beside the pilot in the helicopter. The view was brilliant. I was lucky having the best weather you can have on such a tour and would probably do it again.Thanks to all of them and especially to the irish pilot and Jesse,who found my picture still 5 days later!

May 12, 2013

Amazing.

March 25, 2019

New York City: Helicopter Tour with Narration

New York City: Helicopter Tour with Narration

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A very nice, but expensive experience

The best experience of my 10 days New York Travel!!!

Amazing.